Press Releases (Archive)

  • Washington, DC and Miami, Florida, October 21, 2008 -- Tomorrow the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program, the Blue Ocean Institute and the Environmental Defense Fund will release new pocket guides to sustainable sushi. 

  • October 13, 2008 Washington, DC –Louisiana State University (LSU) research released today finds ceramides, fat compounds found in oysters, appear to “arrest breast cancer cells grown” in lab tests.

    “The LSU work is an example of how seriously researchers take the role the foods we eat play in cancer prevention,” said Jennifer Wilmes, a registered dietitian with the National Fisheries Institute. “It was just this summer that a Columbia University study concluded eating seafood may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.”

  • October 6, 2008 Boston, MA – Grocery stores and nutrition educators now have access to a new nutrition education flyer that helps moms and moms-to-be understand the important benefits of eating seafood during pregnancy and breastfeeding while staying within current government guidelines. This week, during the 2008 Food Marketing Institute’s Consumer Affairs Seminar in Boston, grocers got their first look at the educational handout designed to communicate nutrition advice about fish in a targeted and balanced manner.